Greeting card: The Star in the East
Primary Artist
Christian Waller (1894–1954)
Title
Greeting card: The Star in the East
Reference
Butler (1992), 47
Date made
1930 – c.1932
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
17.1 x 13.1 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
22.7 x 17.9 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
print-run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Christian Waller'.
Subject description
Three Middle Eastern kings bearing gifts with star radiating in background.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
91274
Accession number
83.1279
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Leonard Joel, Melbourne, May 1983. From the auction, ' Australian Graphics', Melbourne: Leonard Joel, 19 October 1982.
Credit line
Purchased 1983
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Waller, Christian. | (1894–1954) Australian | Female | artist